The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1887-04-09
School Board Proceedings.


day Iii regular session. Members present:
", W. Edwards. presldcat. and Messrs:
j. \. Williams. Absent: Messrs, Z. G.
Gibbe and VI. V. Lampman.
The minutes of the last meeting were
adopted after due reading.
Mr. j. Nugier having submitted report
With bill, for work done at the Perfy's
Bridge school-honse amounting TO S3o.S0
the same was ordered paid out of the 9TH
ward funds.
The parish superintendent having sub
mitted the following report the same was
ordered spread on the minutes.
70 the President and members of the
board OF school directors of Nermlhon
Parish.
lowing report as to the condition OF the
public schools of this parish. On March
lst ! visited the colored school Of the 2nd
ward y. E. Petry, teacher, with 26 chit
iren present. all Of whom are just begin
ming to read and write. Department was
ordinary, his register was properly kept.
found nothing for the children to sit on
which fact l called TO the attention OF
patrons.
on March 2nd visited white school No.
/. in Pad ward +. NJ. G. Eads, teacher with
70 children present. department. good.
tinG this teacher deficient III HIS method
Of teaching, does not give enough eNer-
else in spelling to the small children; III
ondary consideration, and he seems lack
ing of several of the qualifications essen
tlai to a good teacher.
March 3rd | visited the coi0red school in
the 3rd ward, II. +. Edwards, teach her with
So children in attendance; department. was
good, progress fair, register properly Kept
with exception of one page which was
written with q pencil, teachers attention
was called TO this fact | would beg leave
to suggest the employing IN assistant for
this school, although this teacher seems to
succeed better than the teacher whose
school | visited on the day previous.
March 4th visited school No in the
1st ward, |. j. Vaughn, teacher, with 10
children present in the forenoon and 13
in the afternoon; | found department bad.
teacher stated il he enforced discipline he
was afraid it would break up his school,
his register was not properly kept not hay
ing been posted for Two days previous.
March ith visited Perry Bridge school,
}. K. Holmes, teacher, with 40 ci!ldreh
feet. | think this teacher has been re,
curing children to get longer lessons than
was possible, his attention was called to
this matter. his register was properly
kept. The closets were not qnite so bad
as when | last visited this school, yet
there is great room for Improvement
March Sth | visited Spring Hill school,
f. ID. Foster teacher, with "A children
present, department was bad. children
seem to be learning quite fast, yet they
can not explain ulleir examples in mathe-
MATES. This teacher seems to have i'm,
proved some, yet his register was hlotted
aud not neatly kept, his attention was cali
ed to these facts.
March 9th visited "Grande Prairie s.
3. Ellis, teacher, with l5 children present
department was ordinary, the children are
learning to speak English quite fast, and
seem to have advanced IL their studies
register was properly kept.
March 10th visited school No. 2 in the
9TH ward G. A. Lindsey. teacher. with 2:
children present, department bad, lessons
imperfect, register not at school l-house on
| account Of its being exposed the teaches
keeps a small note book, and he stated his
register was duly posted every evening
| This school-house leaks badly, and ID fact
| is poor affair.
| March 18th visited school No. / in 5tE
| ward, +. Thoraas, teacher, with 23 children
present, department very BAG. ! tonhf
| that three children from an adjoining par
| ish had been permitted by teacher to at
| tAnd this school. He was requested to dis
miss them which he refused to do, stating
| he would resien ere he did SO, which caus
| ed him to do.
March 18th visited the Abbeyille white
school. G.. c. Roberts teacher. with u ch1f
dren present depnrtnlent good lessons per
| feet. register well and neatly kept. In thf
afternoon visited the primary depart
ment, Miss Ida Neal, teacher W ho seems tt
| be lacking III seif-couiidence, department
ordinary. This teacher had no register,
supplied her with one. l found Il cbildrel
present in this depart'nent.
March Is visited school near }. ). Ah
| IL: A 1 WIT h TX ctifl
dTer present, department. good; stuhle'
were primary, register not posted, lacking
| one day.
March 1G visited the 4th ward 'co!oret
school, - Pinckard, teacher, with 10 ehli
| dren present. department bad, lessons IN
| perfect. have to report that IN my oFih
| ION this teacher should be dismissed fo1
March II / visited 1st ward school, NJ. M
| HartmQn. teacher, with Il children pres
| ent, department bad, progress falr, espe
ciaIly in mathematics, yet they spestk very
| little English: this teacher displayed NOR
energy than when last visited his school
! HIS register was neater amt pe'tef KEEP
| also.
March Is I visited Rice's Cove school. 4
! n. Neal teacher, with q children present
| department ordinary. some OF the lesson
were imperfect, register was nGt neatly
| or properly kept, there being errors III ab
| March 21st l visited the 7th ward color
| ed school. G. Newman teacher, with .
children present department was oril
nary. more advanced scholars Just com
| Inencinc i'll multiplication and primar!
! geography, recitations were ordinary, reg
/ ister was properly kept.
/ March 22rd visited Cow Island scnonl
Miss NJ. L. Holmes teacher, with II chill
dren present, department excellent, reel
tations ordinary, advancement fair, regis
ter properly kept.
| March 23rd | visited Montons Coy
school. a. Laconr teacher with % childreI
present, SOME of whom were very late, dt
pertinent ordinary, advancement RAPID
| This teacher is the most particular Of on
| corps Of teachers, as to the exercises j
writing. reading and spelling register wa
| well kept.